Ahmad Riayat Shah of Johor

Paduka Sri Sultan ‘Ahmad I Ri’ayat Shah Zilu’llah fil’Alam Khalifat ul-Muminin ibni al-Marhum Sultan ‘Abdu’l Jalil (1752–1770) was the 16th Sultan and Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Johor and Pahang and their dependencies who reigned from 1761 to 1770.[citation needed]

Ahmad Riayat Shah
أحمد رعاية شاه
Sultan of Johor
Reign1761–1770
PredecessorAbdul Jalil Muazzam Shah
SuccessorMahmud Shah III
Born1752
Died1770
Kuala Selangor
Burial
Batangan, Riau
HouseBendahara dynasty
FatherAbdul Jalil Muazzam Shah
ReligionSunni Islam

He was the elder son of the 13th Sultan of Johor, Abdul Jalil Muazzam Shah by his second wife, Tengku Puteh binti Daeng Chelak, third daughter of Yamtuan Muda of Riau, Daeng Chelak. He became sultan on the death of his father on January 29, 1761 and was crowned in February 1761 at the age of nine. As he was only nine at the time of his ascension Ahmad Riayat Shah reigned under a Council of Regency. He died of poisoning in 1770, possibly by a Bugis chief, at Bulang, Riau and was buried in Batangan.[citation needed]

He was succeeded by his younger brother, Mahmud Shah III.

References

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  • Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid (2011), The Encyclopedia of Malaysia, vol. 16 - The Rulers of Malaysia, Editions Didier Millet, ISBN 978-981-3018-54-9
Ahmad Riayat Shah of Johor
Bendahara dynasty
Born: 1752 Died: 1770
Regnal titles
Preceded by Sultan of Johor
1761-1770
Succeeded by